KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

ACDS 2015

Sharon Rempel & Cam Stewart

SAIPA

• Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association• Training and Workshops• Resources• Advocacy

ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISION

• Promoting Universality• Advancing Equity • Building Participation

•What are some of the inequities facing your clients and community?

HOW DID THE PROJECT START

• Individual Rights•What about the people we support?• A community conversation

HRMEF GRANT

•Supporting projects that lead to change•Addressing social exclusion, inequality of opportunity, discrimination or racism?•Removing barriers

THE PROCESS

Develop the Team

Community Conversations Survey

Resource Development/

Community Engagement

Filming/ Community Engagement

Release/ Marketing

RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2014

ABOUT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!• Plain Language

• Multi-faceted learning platform• Role playing• Discussion• Art• Question & Answer• Decision Making Scenarios

• Offers learning Chapters in:• Rights (Canada, Alberta, Individual)• Discrimination• Responsibility• Advocacy• Decision Making

LET’S TRY IT OUT

• DISCRIMINATION• Green & Red

• ALBERTA HUMAN RIGHTS•Mel’s Story

• RESPONSIBILITY & ADVOCACY• 8 steps to making a choice

WHAT’S NEXT

HREMF GRANT APPLICATION

• Discussions with Commission Consultant • Letter of Intent (May 1 & Oct 1)

• North of Red Deer - Nicholas Ameyaw• nicholas.ameyaw@gov.ab.ca 780-427-4001

• Red Deer and south – Cam Stewart• cam.stewart@gov.ab.ca  403-476-4657

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

•What can you do to• Promote equity in your community?• Remove barriers to full participation?